[1] The first municipal building in the town was a tolbooth which dated back at least to the early 17th century: a clock, a bell and a steeple were added in 1740.

[2] The current building was designed by Peter Smith of Glasgow in the Scottish baronial style, built in red sandstone from Corsehill Quarry and was completed in 1878.

[9] The stone recalled the Bruce dynasty who were Lords of Annandale; it was subsequently returned to Annan and installed in the council chamber in the town hall in 1927.

[17] In 2007, a local businesswoman, Janette Weild, launched an initiative to commission a statue of Robert the Bruce to place on the vacant pedestal on the third stage of the tower.

[20] Works of art in the town hall include a painting by William Ewart Lockhart depicting two children.